FSCC Football Coaches
Jeff Sims
jeffs@fortscott.edu
Jeff Sims
Head Coach

Head Coach Jeff Sims joined the Fort Scott Community College Family on Dec. 20, 2006 with the goal of leading the Greyhounds to their 4th National Championship Appearance. He comes to Fort Scott after 3 years as a Coordinator at the NCAA Division II level. Sims will coach Quarterbacks in addition to his head coaching duties.

Sims helped lead Minnesota State University-Mankato to their most successful season (6-5) in 10 years, the 5th best turnaround in NCAA history. He played a large part in MSU's 2005 signing class, their largest in their history. Sims' offense scored 63 points against Oklahoma Panhandle State in 2005, the highest single-game point total in Minnesota State-Mankato history. While at MSU, Sims coached six All-North Central Conference players and an All-American running back.

Prior to joining the Minnesota State-Mankato staff, Sims was the head coach and assistant athletic director at Mesabi Range (MN) Community College, where he established a program that gave student-athletes the tools, ability, motivation, and commitment level to:
Graduate,
Win a Championship, and
Earn a Scholarship.
He had a two-year record of 14-6. His 2003 team went 10-1, was the #2 Ranked Non-Scholarship NJCAA program in the Nation, and was the Northern Division champion, their first championship since 1988.

The Norsemen’s’ Offense finished first in the Minnesota Community College Conference in: scoring offense (40.4) also setting a school record for points in a Season (445) & in a Single game (83) vs. Rainey River College.

The Norsemen’s’ Defense led the NJCAA that year in: rushing defense (29.8yds per game), passing defense (60.72yds per game), total defense (90.5 yards per game) scoring defense (6.7 pts per game).

Many Norsemen received post season honors with 12 All-Conference Selections (7 1st Team), 4 All-Region Selections, Region 13 Defensive Player of the Year – LB Jamar White, 2 NJCAA & J.C. Gridwire All-American Selections (Jamar White & Jeremy Coley), 2003, 2 J.C. Gridwire Academic All-American Selections (Greg Powell & Jimmie Gunn)

Sims was the Passing Game Coordinator at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, California where he coached quarterbacks, wide receivers, special teams, and worked with the off-season conditioning program.

His offense broke 6 and tied 1 of the college’s 11 passing & receiving records,  Averaged over 30 points a game, While in the 2000 season averaged 32.9 points per contest, #5 in the Nation, 16 Mounties received division 1-A scholarships and 31 full scholarships on offense alone in two years. Sims won back-to-back Mission Conference Championships and earned bids to two bowl games while at MtSAC which previously had never been done.

As a community college coach, Sims has recruited and coached eight future NFL players while Mt. SAC & Mesabi; Alfonso Boone - Chicago Bears, Lawrence “Taco” Wallace - Seattle Seahawks, Edmonton Eskimos, Adam Tate - Green Bay Packers, Marcus Roberson - Philadelphia Eagles, Kelvin Milhouse - Miami Dolphins, William Obeng - Minnesota Vikings, Aaron Hosack - Minnesota Vikings, Eddie Linscomb - BC Lions.

Sims has also served as an assistant coach at Baker (KS) University, Central Missouri State University, and Maryville (MO) High School.  Sims foundation for success can be traced through the years. He has played or worked with 7 coaches who are the winningest coaches in the history of their institutions most notably, Charlie Richards and Bill Fisk.  Coach Richard was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, with an overall record of 123-28-1 while at Baker University.  Coach Fisk won the 1962 National Championship as an All-American Player at USC, then the 1997 Junior College National Championship as the Head Coach at Mt. San Antonio College.

Coach Sims is a native of St. Louis, Missouri, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from Baker University. He also has a Master of Liberal Arts with a management emphasis from Baker’s Overland Park campus. Sims and his wife Lecia, have three children – sons Dylan, 5, and Jacob, 4, and a daughter, Samantha, 2.